Southern Great Plains in North America

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The Southern Great Plains in North America is a vast grassland region characterized by open prairies, semi-arid climate, and a long history of habitation by Indigenous peoples such as the Kiowa Apache.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
grassland
borderedBy Central Great Plains
Cross Timbers region
linked to: Cross Timbers

Edwards Plateau
Rocky Mountains
characterizedBy grassland vegetation
semi-arid climate
vast open prairies
continent North America
ecoregionOf United States Environmental Protection Agency ecoregions system
extendsInto Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
hasClimate continental climate influences
semi-arid steppe climate
hasEcosystemType mixed-grass prairie
shortgrass prairie
temperate grassland
hasLandUse dryland farming
irrigated agriculture
ranching
hasPrecipitationPattern high interannual variability in rainfall
low annual precipitation
hasSoilType aridisols
mollisols
hasVegetation few trees
forbs
grasses
scattered shrubs
historicallyInhabitedBy Arapaho
Cheyenne
Comanche
Kiowa
linked to: Kiowa people

Kiowa Apache
Southern Plains Apache
linked to: Lipan Apache
importantFor cattle production
wheat production
knownFor bison habitat historically
frequent droughts
severe thunderstorms
strong winds
tornado activity
locatedIn Great Plains
partOf central United States
subjectTo dust storms
land degradation from overgrazing

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Kiowa Apache region Southern Great Plains in North America
Kearny County, Kansas isPartOf United States Great Plains agricultural region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Empire City, Oklahoma isInRegion southern Great Plains
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Woodward County partOf United States Great Plains agricultural region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Wichita River partOf Southern Great Plains hydrologic region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Concordia, Missouri locatedInRegion American Great Plains region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Falls County, Texas locatedIn Great Plains region of Texas
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Gaines County, Texas locatedIn United States Great Plains region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Lone Grove, Oklahoma locatedIn Great Plains region of the United States
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Ringling, Oklahoma locatedIn United States Great Plains region
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Cheyenne Wells, Colorado countrySubdivision Great Plains region of the United States
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Granada, Colorado partOf United States Great Plains region
subject linked to: Granada
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America
Mah-chee Parker region Southern Plains of North America
linked to: Southern Great Plains in North America